Antonia is the best! She has helped me SO much with my dog Douglas. Any behavioral issue he had,…read moreAntonia had a solution. It's not just about obedience, but helping my dog live his best life! I can't recommend "The Spirited Canine" enough!

Antonia was a miracle worker! I was having issues with my dog jumping on people and taking food…read morehard from my hand. She took the time to get to know him and gave me clear instructions to follow. I now have a dog who I can more reliably take into public and I'm not worried about losing my fingers trying to give him a treat.

Linda is wonderful!! She is flexible with times and locations and really wants to make sure our…read morepups have what they need. The time and care she takes with our reactive rescue is so sweet and has really helped us understand what's needed for her best interest. The variety of "extra curricular" classes that are offered are amazing! Agility, running, truffle hunting... all included with the (VERY REASONABLE) training costs. I can't recommend K9 Prodigy enough!

Wonderful sessions with Linda. She is very knowledgeable and works well with both dogs and their…read moreowners. So pleased I found her! Highly recommend her

Janelle is wonderful and my dog Walter loves when he gets to go on a walk with her. She plans fun…read moreand interesting routes, takes great pictures and you can tell enjoys what she does. I have purchased several packages with Janelle because I know my dog is in excellent hands.

So you need a dog walker? Janelle is the one. If I could give Janelle 10/5 stars I would! She has…read morebeen my go-to dog walker and sitter since I got my pup Ginger two years ago. I need someone who has a lot of experience and knows how to handle a sometimes ticky dog. Janelle knows everything there is to know. She cares for my dog as much as I do. I do not trust any other service to take care of Ginger when I go out of town. Janelle is flexible and is always willing to work with the client's schedules. It's important to be available and understanding, which she is. She is great at communicating about walks and my dog's behavior which for an overprotective dog mom such as myself is a huge relief. I feel that the walk pictures speak for themselves.

Doug is so great. Smart and kind and honest and knowledgeable. Recommend highly. He…read morereally knows and loves dogs, and will come to dog day care to watch your dog in action

Five stars aren't enough for this wonderful, all-positive dog training and playgroup center…read more For the past month or so we've been taking our dog to the half-day playgroups that Doggy Business offers, and we can already see positive changes in his behavior. The dog playgroup sessions are carefully monitored and involve training exercises in name response and recall. The staff treats the dogs with care and respect and offers feedback about the dog's behavior. Since dogs need to be interviewed before they're accepted into playgroups, we can be sure that our pup is playing and socializing in a reasonably safe pack. We're fairly certain that as our pup attends more playgroups he'll grow into an even happier, more well-balanced dog. Outstanding, reliable, professional care. Great resource for people with dogs in NE Portland.

My dog, Brodie, is a 1-year-old Border Collie/Australian Shepherd mix, so he's incredibly smart but…read morealso has endless energy. He recently started becoming aggressive toward people coming into our home, and while he's an amazing dog overall, he struggled with balancing his excitement, stress, and anxiety. His brain is always going a million miles an hour. From our first session, it was obvious that Will truly knows what he's doing. Every minute is spent teaching not just your dog, but you as the owner. He explains the reasoning behind everything he does, which helped me understand how Brodie thinks and why certain behaviors were happening. He's patient, confident, and incredibly knowledgeable, and you can tell he genuinely cares about helping both dogs and their owners succeed. Since working with Will, Brodie has learned so much, and honestly, so have I. He's becoming a more confident, well-balanced dog, and I've learned how to communicate with him and handle him so much better. If you know anything about Border Collies or Aussies, you know they can be a lot to manage, but now I feel like I actually have the tools to guide him instead of just reacting to his behavior. I'm so grateful for everything Will has taught us, and I would recommend him to anyone looking for a trainer who truly takes the time to educate, support, and set you and your dog up for long-term success.

Will is a fantastic dog trainer! He always comes prepared but is able to adapt training sessions so…read morethat areas of concern can get addressed immediately. Will is always on time and very courteous. He takes time to ensure we understand the what, why, and how of the training techniques he teaches. We saw amazing progress in the first couple of weeks with Dutch (our reactive Rottie rescue). We always knew there was a "good" dog inside of Dutch and Will helped us find it and bring it out. We are definitely going to keep using Will's services and I would recommend him to anyone.

Here's the good: Dr. Valli and her certified behaviorists on staff have been incredibly helpful in…read moreimproving our reactive dog's anxiety and fears. We've seen remarkable improvement in our pup and overall have been pleased with their recommendations and how we've implemented them in our lives to get our dog to a place where she's doing much, much better than she was when we initially sought Synergy out upon the recommendation of our regular vet! So we're happy on that front. The bad is the office does not seem to be managed very well. I come from a stellar customer service background and get incredibly frustrated when I receive customer service that falls short of my (admittedly high) standards, and I totally understand that being a great veterinary behaviorist doesn't mean you know how to effectively run a business. Some examples: -When we came to the facility for our initial consultation, we arrived about 5-10 minutes early and called the office line as instructed, and when nobody answered I left a message detailing my car and where we were parked (as the phone tree tells you to do) and sat there waiting for an additional 20 minutes before the office called me and asked if we were going to be arriving soon. Frustrated and flustered, I said "I have BEEN here and left a message 20 minutes ago!" They said they never got a message (not my fault that their answering service failed to capture my message for whatever reason) but would come out and get us right away. The rest of the visit went without a hitch but it wasn't a great first impression, and I probably showed my irritation on my face and in my voice. -When I filled out the online prescription request form most recently to order our next set of rx refills as I had a week's supply left, I waited several days for the emailed confirmation that our rx had been shipped out with a tracking number, but none came. Usually they are very quick at getting refills out the next day after filling out the form, and they typically arrive in the mail the following day, so I wondered what was up. Six days after no communication on the refill front I called and left a message as I was about to run out of pills and at this point would need to make a trip to their office to pick them up to avoid skipped doses. I called and left a message shortly after they opened and received a call back four hours later, and the person on the phone immediately was like "so you're coming to pick up her refill?" as if it was a given that I'd drive in, and didn't address the fact that I'd requested the refill six days prior so as to NOT have to drive all the way into town, and she also didn't apologize about the hitch in getting the refill sent out. So finally I asked "What can I do on my end so that this doesn't happen again?" She said there was nothing else I could have done, somebody was out on vacation, but never apologized for the dropped ball on the request or the inconvenience of my having to drive in to pick up the rx. -Finally, when I went to pick up said rx, I had to schedule a time to come in, and when I arrived four minutes prior to the scheduled time, I parked outside and called the office line. No answer, left a message with the relevant details, and sat waiting in my car. After 10 minutes of waiting I called again but still no answer so I left a second message. I waited another 10 minutes and out of sheer frustration I left my car and walked directly to the front door, where there is a sign posted that says to call the office line first if you're waiting to be let in for an appointment or to pick up an rx, and that if you've already left a message and have waited five or more minutes to knock on the door. Dear reader, the scream that I scrumpt internally when I read that I could have knocked on the door after five minutes of waiting in my car. Boy do I wish the phone tree message indicated to do so. I would have been a LOT less frustrated. After a couple of minutes Dr. Valli herself came to the door to let me in and she knew exactly what I was there for, and said her assistant would be with me with the rxs shortly. Then the assistant appeared and gave me the rxs, and again, nobody apologized for any of the inconveniences. I know that the customer service that I've been trained to give is not the same customer service that every company provides, but given the fact that there are very few veterinary behaviorists in town and we're already knee-deep in our journey with our pup and Dr. Valli's team, we really don't have much of a choice to just find someplace else to spend our money. And I do like Dr. Valli, and most of my interactions with her staff have been positive. I just wish they would acknowledge when they've made an error and apologize to their customers if there has been a mistake made. A little acknowledgement would go a very long way.

My dog that I adopted as a 2yo came with significant veterinary related fear aggression. My primary…read morevet referred me to them bc they felt uncomfortable with how to manage his sedation for appointments. I took him to the costly initial appointment that consisted of the vet and another person (tech?) sitting in chairs across the room staring and throwing snacks at my dog onto the floor. They proceeded to dissect everything I did with my dog in our day to day lives and shame me for it. And to be clear, at this point, he was walking nicely on a leash with only occasional reactivity to other dogs and trash trucks, he was playing and interacting well with other dogs his size and activity level, he was able to be off leash when we would camp and swim. All of his needs were met, he was becoming a wonderful, well adjusted dog. I was simply just looking for appropriate sedation so he could have stress free vet visits. Instead, I was told everything else I was doing was wrong, that I should put a head collar on him even though I specifically told them he doesn't tolerate it (not all dogs do), and then they suggested I just don't walk him for a few wks. That letting him be in a house and only to a small backyard would help fix a problem that wasn't a problem. Oh yeah and then they said I needed to do their expensive classes which were at this point virtual only. In hindsight, I should have trusted my instincts and found a different primary clinic. If you have a dog that struggles with vet visits, it's not your fault. Some places are very clearly better at handling dogs who have fear and anxiety. And some places are much better about not causing it in the first place. Find a fear free clinic, or one that emphasizes that care. Because once I did that, the whole experience was better. Don't spend $500 or however much the initial visit is to be told you're doing everything wrong and failing at being a pet parent.

My dog went here for about three years. They bill so weird--expect some random fees. If you're poor…read morelike me and upset about overdraft fees, no heads up, they don't care. Zoe and Ava Eat my shorts

Mother Pupper has been a transformational dog daycare place for our dog, Elliott. It is a unique…read moredog place that focuses on building confidence and social skills with the same group of dogs each day. This dog daycare differs from other places because they intentionally don't let the dogs run wild with little supervision. The trainers are adept at monitoring, teaching and handling the various pups and their interactions throughout the day. Our dog has grown more confident and comfortable and established great friendships with other dogs at Mother Pupper. We are grateful to have found this amazing place filled with people who know and understand dogs.

It has been awesome to work with Deborah over the last few months. I've only had a few training…read moresessions with her due to my crazy schedule, but those few sessions have been extremely helpful. Plus my puppy absolutely adored her! I enjoyed her positive approach and how she was super knowledgeable. You can just tell she really loves her job and cares about helping people. I had previously been having issues getting my puppy into obedience classes and was actually asked to leave a group class once because my puppy was too aggressive with others. Deborah taught me the skills to get on my dog's level and find a way to help her be more behaved and overall strengthen our relationship. We worked on many things, everything from jumping, to sitting and waiting for food, and she even helped me take my dog on a walk to work on leash pulling. One of the best parts about Patient Pawz I feel is that Deborah not only lives up to the name by being patient with puppies, she is also extremely patient with owners and really does work to find a time that fits with your schedule as well.

Deborah was wonderful with our puppy, Argos. We wanted to start training soon after we got him and…read moreshe was able to schedule us quickly! Argos loved working with her and learned very quickly. We appreciated that she came to our home, so that Argos could train in his normal environment before heading to new places and meeting new puppies. Definitely would recommend to anyone with a dog and if we need any training in the future we will definitely give her a call again.